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Acid Rain6
Title: Acid Rain6
Category: Science & Technology
Details: Words: 776 | Pages: 3.3 (approximately 235 words/page)
Acid Rain6
Acid Rain
What Is Acid Rain
Acid Rain is a type of air pollution, formed when oxides of sulfur and nitrogen combine with atmosphere moisture to yield sulfuric and nitric acids, which may then be carried long distances from a source before they are deposited by rain. This pollution may also be snow, fog, or a dry form of precipitation. Acid rain is currently a subject of great controversy because of widespread environmental damage for …showed first 75 words of 776 total…
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…showed last 75 words of 776 total…of the northeastern U.S. and southeastern Canada. Did you know!
-That about 40% of nitrogen oxides come from transportation (cars, trucks, buses, trains), about 25% from thermoelectric generating stations, and the balance from other industrial, commercial, and residential combustion processes.
-That more than 80% of all Canadians live in areas with high acid rain-related pollution levels.
-That it has been estimated that about 50% of the sulphate deposited in Canada is derived from sources in the U.S.
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